President Obama, President Jakaya Kikwete, First Lady Michelle Obama and First Lady Salma Kikwete arrive at the State House in Dar es Salaam

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Landing in Tanzania (Ari Shapiro, NPR)

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NYT: People lined nearly every inch of the streets between the airport and the State House as the motorcade made the 20-minute journey. The crowds, a dozen rows deep in some places, roared with approval as Mr. Obama passed.

This is a message for Chips… Have you seen Maya’s Facebook page? Here is the link https://www.facebook.com/gaptoothwoman I just LIKED the page and thought some of us could as well to show the POTUS’s lil sister some facebook love. Could you review and if you like please post it for the other followers. I’m sorry for posting this here but I didn’t know your email.
Cheers,
Carly🙂

Thank you Chips for this fabulous round up. This just set me up for going to bed early. Have a 3:30am call and will be at that time. May check in with you knight owls before hitting the rack again. Seeing one of my friends here off to Alaska for a month.🙂

Oh what a happy ending to a frustrating day. I love these pictures of our President and First Lady being greeted with so much appreciation and enthusiam. I loved the clip of our smiling dancing President. Our First Lady wearing the perfect dress for the occasion(as usual)
Thank you so much Chips!
Don’t expect to be seeing these joyous images on MSM , but who knows? Where there is life there is hope.

OK Chips will you delete these last two comments ( the original is out of moderation)…… I don’t know whats wrong w/ WP today… UT had issues earlier, I thought I addressed them. Apparently it is only allowing the author of the thread to do any actions pertaining to comments. Sorry about the multiplications… I hate WP!

TY Chips, I apologize for the inconvenience……… I know that happens sometimes, and was trying to address that w/ UT earlier… the problem is ( I had previously thought I could do it myself when you were asking the other day) but now it would not let me delete my own comments or approve any pending comments that are not from my own thread…. Last week had no problem…. looking for a punching bag!

Thats what I typically do, but I was just tying to delete my own comments to save you the trouble….WP gave me the finger! …..On a lighter note, is it just me, or does the setting for PBO’s press conference in Tanzania look like the Excalibur casino in Vegas?

In the Dashboard, under “Tools” and “Discussion Settings” there’s a box which says how many links are allowed before something is held for moderation. The default is two, but it can be set higher (or lower). Part of the problem – and I’ve run into it myself – is that that WordPress regards each Twitter post as a link, and if there’s a couple of them together, it’ll trigger the “possible spam.”

PRESIDENT OBAMA SCHOOLS THE LAZY MEDIA STENOGRAPHERS ON THE FACTS ABOUT USA
COMMITMENT TO HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA, PEPFAR & HIS JOINT APPEARANCE WITH PRESIDENT BUSH.

Remarks by President Obama and President Kikwete of Tanzania at Joint Press Conference

State House Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – July 1, 2013

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And, President Kikwete, if I can ask you — actually both of you — to comment on the significance of President Obama’s trip here to Africa and the fact that tomorrow we will see in what I believe is a first of two U.S. Presidents, President Bush and President Obama together in a public appearance here in Tanzania.

PRESIDENT OBAMA

I know you directed the question to President Kikwete, but my appearance with President Bush tomorrow — and I know the First Lady is going to be seeing Laura Bush — I think this is just another opportunity for me to reiterate what I said in South Africa yesterday when we were at an HIV/AIDS clinic that has saved lives because of the U.S. PEPFAR program that President Bush started. I think this is one of his crowning achievements.

Because of the commitment of the Bush administration and the American people, millions of people’s lives have been saved. Antiretroviral drugs have been made available to people who didn’t have them before, and they, even if they were infected with the disease, could look forward to a decent life. Children have been able to avoid infection because of that work. And we’ve continued that work, and we are going to continue that work.

One thing I do think is worth mentioning is that there’s been some suggestion that somehow we’ve reduced our commitment there. The fact of the matter is, is that we are serving four times the number of people today than we were when PEPFAR first began. But because we’ve gotten better at it and more efficient at it, we’re doing it at reduced costs, and then we’re not taking that money out of global health; what we’re doing is we’re putting it back into things like tuberculosis and malaria alleviation, which is making sure that more people’s lives are saved because HIV/AIDS is not the only disease that is affecting people here in Africa. And you have public health crises in some of these other areas as well.

But this indicates how timely the PEPFAR program was. And the bipartisan support that it has received has been extraordinary, and President Bush deserves enormous credit for that. And so, I’m looking forward to being able, on African soil, to once again thank him on behalf of the American people for showing how American generosity and foresight could end up making a real difference in people’s lives.

Files released by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee on Monday revealed that in 2007, the diocese’s archbishop at the time, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, requested permission from the Vatican to move nearly $57 million into a cemetery trust fund in order to protect the assets from victims of clergy sexual abuse who were demanding compensation.

Cardinal Dolan, now the archbishop of New York, has in the past emphatically denied seeking to shield church funds as archbishop of
Milwaukee, and he reiterated in a statement on Monday that these were
“old and discredited attacks.”

However, the files released Monday contain a letter he wrote to the
Vatican in 2007, in which he explained that by transferring the assets,
“I foresee an improved protection of these funds from any legal claim
and liability.”

Hey VC! I didn’t get to tell you how special that video of the young ballroom dancers was for me. Besides the exceptional skill and presence of those young cuties, the video reminded me of a some school friends from South Africa. It turns out ballroom dancing there is HUGE!! I’d been a bit of a fan since I was a teenager – which is to say I’ve been enthralled by the competition broadcasts on PBS over the years. Anyway, I remember how surprised and delighted I was to learn how big a deal ballroom dancing was/is in South Africa, when I first went to see Athol Fugard’s play “Master Harold & the Boys” back in the late 80’s. One of the characters in the play was practicing for a competition and I wondered how authentic that was. I got to know some classmates from Johannesburg, who shared their love of dance with me and they talked about what home was like for them. They were so sweet. That stuck with me all these years. So thank you! That brought up some really lovely memories!

I’m glad I shared it again then, Dudette. Happy memories are real treasures to be stored and lovingly re-examined whenever the memory door is opened. I really enjoyed watching the kids AND the judges, and wanting others to see it too I shared it late one night when the Os were in SA, but no one paid any attention. You brought joy to my heart with your response, so I thank you!

Question: How do you remember the name of a movie you saw so long ago, as well as the names of a song or two for every occasion? You guys/gals literally and regularly make me feel empty-headed so often you wouldn’t believe! Nothing meaningful ever seems to stay in my brain for any length of time. I’m starting to worry, especially when I see you guys discussing stuff and having all that pertinent historical info at your fingertips. I need a new brain, I think.

Well howdy O’s!!! It’s another great getting up day doncha know? So I logged on to lurk and found myself heading straight for the naughty mat. Good Lawd! That pic after the ‘bust a move’ video, you know it makes me want to shout (throw my hands up)…. shout (a little bit louder)…..hey ey ey ey….. #swooning

catching up on day and see this is the third thread in a row where you’ve left this hillary story, so i’ll leave something i left earlier:

agreed about the stupidity of going after her on age. i just stay focused on the fact that she would a horrific candidate who cannot, repeat, cannot win a national election. contrary to what “the news” and purity progressives are always belching, there’s a huge difference between her and president obama in terms of policy, people she surrounds herself with, leadership style, vision for the future, and how to re-activate a sense of civic duty in america.

if she runs, which i don’t expect she will, and gets the democratic nomination, i’ll vote for her in the general but it would be a wasted vote since she will not a nationwide election. that’s why we need to make sure she doesn’t run first, and if that does happen she doesn’t get the nomination (again), since she represents backward, not FORWARD!

i only respond when the hillary question comes up because it’s others trying to force her upon us yet again as inevitable, which gives me this sickening feeling of deja vu all over again, and i want to stop that train as much as i can. the clintons, “the news” and her supporters are the ones bullying this into the discourse (they were starting within a week of president obama’s reelection for crying out loud), and distracting from 2014 and “dividing” democrats with it, and i feel they should stop it right now. 2014 is too important.

I agree w/ your focus on 2014 and moving forward PBO’s agenda….. this was more just a parallel w/ the sexism being displayed in TX today and throughout the country….. I was more focused on the NYT putting this as a front page story for Sunday’s paper by a journalist who previously wrote at the National Review and most recently Politico (who’s wife is the Executive Produce of MTP) and was not in any way trying to tie this to 2016. I could care less about what the Clinton’s do politically in the future…. Bill has pissed me off so many times for undercutting PBO on issues small and large. Sorry if there was any confusion….

Thank you 4more – I keep thinking if the Clintons really wanted to help the US, they would be doing everything they can to get democrats to the polls in 2014 – not letting stories about Hilary 2016 get discussed over and over and over.

yes, i’ve thought that too. hillary has been awfully coy in recent times as “the news” and PUMAs have been amplifying the “inevitable” story once again. almost seems on purpose to re-stoke the division amongst liberals as it did in 2008 and 2010, doesn’t it?

It seems the husband/wife team is simply being used as a way to overcome term limits – but maybe I am unfair – yet I can see little benefit to the US of another Clinton. I am sure if they wanted to, they could be a massive help in 2014. Sometimes I think both sides want the President to fail – so they can ride in on the white horse in 2016.

Amazing how one small county in alabama was able to push the “voter id laws” right up to the sc and get the VRA gutted while the left keep losing the battles on abortion at the state level in many states despite those states’ actions are illegal and are against roe vs wade.

Last week in friggin’ delaware, where the dem senate critters are in majority by 2 to1 , beau biden lost the background checks law on gun control.

I think left’s strategic thinking and tactical maneuvers really suck and are matched by their piss-poor electoral participation.

9:55AM THE PRESIDENT meets and greets Embassy personnel
10:35AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the 1998 Embassy Bombing Memorial
11:10AM THE PRESIDENT witnesses a “Soccket Ball” demonstration and tours the Ubungo Symbion Power Plant
11:20AM THE PRESIDENT gives remarks at the Ubungo Symbion Power Pla
12:10PM THE PRESIDENT and the FIRST FAMILY depart en route Washington, DC

EDT

10:00PM THE PRESIDENT and the First Family arrive Joint Base Andrews
10:25PM THE PRESIDENT and the First Family arrive the White House

Chips, again you and your Blog Tyrants have out done yourselves. Thank you for this blog, your time, and for burning the midnight oil in bringing us continuous coverage of the First Family’s Africa Trip. I am overflowing with pride and tears…this has been an amazing trip and the out-pour of love shown our President is so very heartwarming!

Now, I am going back to get caught-up on what I missed this past weekend!

Lynn, The first territorial legislature of the Wyoming Territory granted women suffrage in 1869.[47] In 1890, Wyoming under Republican control was admitted to the Union as the first state that allowed women to vote, and in fact insisted it would not accept statehood without keeping suffrage.[citation needed] On September 6, 1870, Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming became the first woman to cast a vote in a general election.[48][49] In 1893, voters of Colorado made that state the second of the woman suffrage states and the first state where the men voted to give women the right to vote.[50] In 1896 Idaho approved a constitutional amendment in statewide vote giving women the right to vote. From Wiki. I’ll be back with link.

AMAZING COVERAGE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks so much TOD🙂
Just like the election when they were pushing a romney win and POTUS won in a LANDSLIDE, same narrative about lukewarm or protests on the african trip. THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH.